It has been 18 days since my last blog post and September is flying by. I have been working on a short story and “Book I” for my series and the short story is finally coming along. Book I is mostly written, just needs editing and I think I have mangled it a bit with editing at this point. Taking a break from it to work on a few other things at the moment.

Sometimes taking a break, a few minutes, hours, days or weeks can provide much needed perspective and I am hoping for a solution to my editing doldrums. Sometimes it is best to push on through, other times walk away and often, just pause for a bit. The trick is knowing the difference. (I am hoping taking a break now is the right choice!)

I have been participating in the #SeptWritingChallenge on twitter to some extent, though I am not very good at documenting my writing (word count) and editing (how many hours) as I do much of it very late at night. It has been very helpful to see people committing to writing 500 words a day and sticking to that commitment. I have been trying to do one thing a day, either editing, writing, working on cover design and learning the ins and outs of this crazy self publishing business. The folks at the monthly writing challenges on twitter have been helpful in the extreme and have pointed me to many blogs, books and other valuable resources.

The information is out there!

Some of the Blogs I follow:
http://writersinthestormblog.com/

http://www.thecreativepenn.com/blog/

http://writeonsisters.com/

http://authors.susankayequinn.com/

Please share your own recommendations – the more the merrier!